A firefighter was injured Thursday as a massive fire ripped through homes in unincorporated Maine Township Thursday evening, according to officials.
The blaze broke out in the 9400-block of Margail Avenue, between suburban Des Plaines and Park Ridge.
Doorbell camera obtained exclusively by ABC7 captured a sudden apparent explosion before flames began sweeping through the townhome. "We just ran out to really check on our neighbors and just make sure they were OK," said neighbor Nica Simmons.
Officials said the fire started just after 4 p.m. in one unit before spreading to three others. The roof caved in.
"We were just trying to drive through and then this happened. It was crazy. We got stuck. We couldn't leave," said Lorenz Tauzon, who happened to be driving through the area at the time of the fire.